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For some, autumn signals the end of long, sunny summer days. For others, it’s a welcome change to the air and for many, it means just one thing….PUMPKIN!
Out shopping recently, I was overwhelmed, more this year, than any year before, by the number of seasonal items that are pumpkin flavored. There’s the classic pumpkin spiced latte and pumpkin muffins. But I also saw pumpkin flavored ginger ale, pumpkin cream cheese and pumpkin flavored Cheerios. You may love it, you may hate it; I choose to embrace it.
This got me thinking and researching unique pumpkin recipes and I decided to share a few with you all. Enjoy!
Pumpkin French Toast Roll-ups (Susie Gall/Simply Sated)
http://www.simplysated.com/pumpkin-french-toast-roll-ups/
Firecracker Stir Fried Pumpkin, Bok Choy, and Cashews (Food Network/Allison Day, Purely Pumpkin: More than 100 Seasonal Recipes to Share, Savor, and Warm Your Kitchen)
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/firecracker-stir-fried-pumpkin-bok-choy-and-cashews/19023/
White Bean Pumpkin Hummus (Megan Green/My Bacon-Wrapped Life)
http://www.mybaconwrappedlife.com/white-bean-pumpkin-hummus/
Pumpkin Margarita (Food Network/Pure Leaf)
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/pumpkin-margarita/15836/
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Nanaimo Bars (Food Network/Lisa Bolton, foodwellsaid.com)
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/dark-chocolate-pumpkin-nanaimo-bars/17178/
First, only the nights are cooler, with the warm rays of the sun still shining during the day. But eventually that chill lasts into the late morning, the days become a little shorter and all of a sudden the long, lazy days of summer have changed as quickly as the leaves.
It always catches me by surprise, this time of year that isn’t really summer anymore, but isn’t quite yet autumn. Just like my t-shirts and flip flops start to look a little out of place, so do my vibrant floral throw pillows and pastel table runners.
Transitioning your home from one season to the next doesn’t have to mean completely rearranging your décor, nor does it have to take all that long. Here are some ideas for quickly getting your home ready for the golden glow of fall:
You can’t stop the seasons from changing, but you CAN prepare your home for it!
Photo credit: Rikki Snyder Photography